how tabloids work 2

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someone's education, achievements, experience etc that prove they have the ability to do something
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credentials
Writers may also quote "experts" for a story, even if that expert has no credentials or subscribes to fringe beliefs.
if you ____ an idea, you agree with it or support it
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subscribe to
the expert subscribes to fringe beliefs.
Pol. skrajne (uboczne) poglądy
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fringe beliefs
Writers may also quote "experts" for a story, even if that expert subscribes to fringe beliefs.
well known or famous, especially because of some special quality or ability
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noted
Jim Smith, Bigfoot expert and noted wilderness guide,
a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed
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wilderness
Jim Smith, Bigfoot expert and noted wilderness guide,
not arranged in any specific order or grouping
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unclassified
there may be as many as 500 of the unclassified creatures living in the forests of Oregon.
to add more details to something in order to make it clear, more interesting etc [put flesh on something]
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flesh out
Using those quotes, the writer can flesh out the story
an idea, method, or quality that is typical of a particular person or thing
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hallmark
This is a hallmark of the tabloid writing style.
a food that is needed and used all the time, the main product that is produced in a country
staple
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staple
Celebrity news is a staple of the tabloids,
an important or exciting news story that is printed in one newspaper or shown on one television station before any of the others know about it
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scoop
a major scoop about Madonna or Britney Spears could be worth thousands.
information that is available only to people who are part of a particular group or organization
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inside information
inside story
At other times, the tabloid will accept inside stories while agreeing to avoid running harsh or negative stories about a certain star.
to follow a person or animal quietly in order to catch and attack or kill them
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stalk
The paparazzi stalk celebrities
making someone look or seem bad or unattractive
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unflattering
The paparazzi stalk celebrities and try to get unflattering shots of them.
to keep following someone and asking them questions in an annoying or threatening way [harass]
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hound
Italian photographers hounded celebrities
to look around a place secretly, in order to discover things or find out information about someone or something:
p. verb
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snoop on
While tabloids snoop on celebrities, celebrities try to protect their privacy.

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